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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLucknow Sentinel, 1888-12-07, Page 4'$EWLIN...T.t, , f, OU `i TY` ok!' I3RTJe E. •u .r. 4• R, t� Men ",' oka1r, .the president then introduced Mr. Peter., Mviienzie, the speaker Of the .evening: The subject Video ' �-w r until $tutinti NrYdrtt TQC To, Imp: AND '!b ARGUE •Fahy"AD'IZG CCORTb THE AICT4E8 `O$'.dON8O1E IlCE WE PRIZE AO.VESLL' OTUEa Ii,IAERTIEB. • 33.02,0% November' 30, 1808. BUYING. CANADA. _'cording to, several' of the Aiupri• 'ata papers, ~President elect, Harrison Y' 1utencls"' to buy .out Canada led an- nex'tt to tlU ie' nited States. • He, dyes ylot p' opoelto step, right up to Queen' Victoria with •poeket.bbok in.hand and • demand to kuow,the Ipwese cash price aehei' will take fer. Canada .lint will!, bring about: the transfer With,: the 'aid of diplomatic' intercout se.'. The propo- sition, we are told, Will be 'for' *the United States t.,. assume the "publi'c debt of Canada,"but a eurrespondeut to bee o1f our exchanges puts:' . the matter about right when he, says .'v What are these YafIkeenewspaper Men giviug`us,' anyway 1' ThereiR, a ttateinent' going the round of the papers. that General Harrison proposes to ,buy Canada by 'assdining the public 1ebt. of i`anlida, estimated 'at $30000v,•- 000. What • advantage• is that going to. be.•; to us 7:- Canada, is .solvent';', and pays the ' interest 'on its debt. If the :• Dominion 'were iiiaolvent"to the ektent' T41300,00(000., 300,00(Q,,000., then the" above • pro i,os+il:`would; fie tiwi'offhr.. rSs itis, it' is su.,iewhat this way, 11,1e,4 Smith keeps a flourishing' grocery, across the :street. I ' go to hind and '.say, '!-Mr S,initli, I should, like' to :• .buy your. '..business.". Indeed,"' says Mr. 'Smith: "s'Vhat will ,you` give, for it .7" "Oh, nothing' at tell," satin 1, " we will just say that the . business is 'mine, and call it square."' It is true.there are: sone -in this conn - -.try *ouldlike.tto see:annexation' br-'iiii :oilier•ALehangeeLtalce=2place,-lint , '•,fake:great. bulk<;of. the cirizensof .Cana' • tea have nh-desire-to ell -out; and beth fiat ties to atransaction._miist be' agree-: `iible before"any•trade can he made, an that: if -President Harrison wishes •. to .tcigniiize# his residence at the 'c' White , lou''"• by buying. up Clanada for so much:spot cash, hp, will •Pais into his-,• • tory its the most ;disappointed individ '•uetthat has ever occupied '• the presi ilcutal chair::, of. the'United Statea.;of' Aiiterica.' YROOp' LITERARY;,, large_.,and appreciative -.'audience': risenitileditt;'thelowns} ><p'hsll �o greet the Holyrood. Literaiy •ee�•ociet, ,oil Frl '.:flay night.. 'Punctually .at'fheappoint • •;ed; hour. the.. President calledthe tiug to order expressing his grata- hcafion • at seeing :an ' many ' present, • :.especially such a goodly other 'of the iair sex, after :which .he• proceeded Ylth t i ,\progran. Thisopeined with ;a solo. by 'Miss 'Lizzie Ackert, which \was remarkably well rendered and,: in ' hwh she displayed 'tit -musical talent,_, •that if cultivated will enable.'lier in tlia''•.,capacity, to:'entertain any'audi e ice,: however unappreeia�tive;: ttiey may 10(4: .This is' the' first time' ,that Lizzie's naine has• appeared on our pio Lorain but iiow that our society has ..'found inher a new source', of : enter-, iainnient; it is to he hoped that'tit tviil' 'l,t no': means be tin: lasL . A, recitation lj Mss ,i�ggie Switli was also well re-' k. iveid as 'was. shown by the nfanuer ;which she was applauded. This was i�,lluwied by a, tong by :Air. D. Surther Panni,, to which' the' audience, gave vent" to the feeling.; Of 'appreciation -with Omuta. of " encore.". . Dan responded with another selection• which, ' fairly bught down the house as "did also • tiiother given • by the same gentleman litter on,. Equally well received were: the, selections. • on the organ renderrd isy MipsSusaii•Purvis and 'Miss Aggie. • Lorrigan'as was , iiidierated by the loud poditise which they received. •The+' "coot Ott the piegram was''a song •ley 's lion Henry and one by Master roadie Lockhart; both of Which were tt.akly . ,appreciated and well Merited a a; plause received. TI s elx:ertbl;,u • • dfidedinto . hire "Canada past'° ." Canada present,'„ 'and " Canada ifuture," Under the. first heading he sketched the history of Canada from its discovery up to the present trtmes touching 'upon .all] lead incl• ovents, and clearly tracing its. social- and: political progress,, Under' the second .heading•he dwelt chiefly upon .:its geographical position, size, shape, sell, climate and • natural'. re, sources. Its .position, he said,. was. in a northern latitude, in consequence of which we are frequently :designated'. by our squthern neighbors as the fru zeta north. 'Tie sizeis a trifle larger than the,..United States,its '.shape is. somewhat long and narrow,; its soil 'is" rich and 'productive, its climate, though "subject to extremes, is healthful: and invigorating and its natural resourses, if fully deveJ ,ped • are second to no other uatien in.the world.. The, rivers and lakes team, with fish, its coati • alines are' inexhaustible and its forests abound with valuable timbers. Under; the third heading he said that• the time, was not far distant when the relations'. of Canade'to'the MVlother Country will be changed." Mena' minds are .being: awakened to' the fact,, ' ,and it is the duty .of every Canadian to give the matter careful Consideration. • The three, main; propositions..whieh• present, themselves most forcibly to.,our inlndb' are Imperial• Federation, Annexation • and Independence., Imperial Federa tion he ihow,ht was a grand idea,' al - 1 though he did not' think it practicably; Ile, defined"it'as'a scheme ty:which. Great., Britain and all her, .colonies would exercise free trade 'between thetnselhes to £he. exclusion of `al.l other nations. The resources of Great: Britain and' her colonies ars such as" to: admit of this,. but our interests; are so foreign to .theirs that •a great many 'of them would, necessarily. Le. sariifced; and that being represented 'by popula. tion .our representation would be;so' sinall':that we ;would+lose,to a;reat ex tent • the Home: Rule, .which. wenew enjoy ow enjoy and•'also, that we' would .he in•` 'volved inthe ware of Great '.Britain,, and„. would therefore have to bear a share'of'the enorthous expense incurred by then • He thea;came to spoae up - .on :Aunexatioii.. His •optiiioti was,, --that ;i accordance with the interests, . Of both' nations; in accordance with the `iact'irifations ,.of-tlte people, alfa' iai iie cordajjce with nature: itself, that : if :. at ada__was ,.'joined to any-Country'it- should: be to tTnited States. By.this, sten the barrier” to Free; Trade existing e i�%stinct hpaiis i. between '• Canada :and that country, world be thrown dowk and besides thiit wane ' ;preixirtion utthe natitinal,.debt of Canada,, • which had new accumulated to an enormous auuntnt would' be •shouldered by the United 'states; • This of. course would be financ:iallyuf ' a great benefit, tel Cabala, ' The objections l.0 'Offered to this tichenie,were; thst un joining, the States;•we 'would 'Pease our perstiiwlityand;. 'glee there was a likelihood o&the• dutii•herr; and Pacific States separating-from:tbe_uciiert. we would] onlybring trouble upon ourselves by annexation and ui.xhat reaps -tot we should to , very .careful , In speaking of•3udepersdhnce Mr. cKenzie said. tl.at he4thuuyht it. the. • beat fui' Canada. • As f.,r size. she would lie no •msigniticant nation, and all that she required m was more en,which''jadeite udeiece•wuu,d un duubte fly gain fur her, ae' it was a noticeable iaet that aa.indepeudent until+ti wee .always• ' mere quickly and mare <thickly-leittulated than =a.volony.--:.Paring:file-remtirkn-witlrreferema to the Rebellion of'S7, Mr. McKenzieatated that our worthy President, Mr. Peter. •Corri••,n gan,; and others of. the cid .•settlers •present. • would be much more able' to give a deperijitiva of those exciting, tines than he hiniserlf :was.• `Accordingly at the uluse.uf ,the le:ctutu after a. hearty' 'vote of thanks• ,bad been tendered to' , lc flzic fotbi,�ablea►tud-ivatructi*e .dress; Mr..Corrigan atnle; saying that ail• refer- ence bad b,een•.made•'tu hint regardiut; the, above nieutioned eVeutthere was one incident •which he Would like tu're`ate. pfcotirsewhen :Peter takes the •platform the people`naturally expect• something'. good -and ;.thio .time their anticipations were #filly realized•. .'1'he itici' •. dent. as near as 1 can give' it is this Ifs No- .veinber of lime ati old wind snill•uear Prescott iu.'the county of Cornwall mistaken possession of by a large party' orcin the United stilted. tt this tune the exctteuie•nt autoug.11anud;,Yne ran higti. igen were drafted and sent to;:the' different places •of qr disturbaisce iu order'. to ell'the nieurreetirin' at once. ' Mr. Corrigan. stated that his father was then a settler iu the. County. of li.'stinge,, He had.':a small clear-.: 10c Factory Cotton: for 8c and 8c Cotton for .6c. 7 lbs good Tea for $1, call early if you ire • t ..,. anyy. 50 bars s soa or $1, 5 bars Electric 25c, Scrub Brushes 5c., • .• good :all,. wool flannel '20c, ' Factory flannel 25c, Cent , - ties andbraces 25c. erclothin .o spools thre d ' 1Vielton dresU- p • a ....,.for ooC�s 8 10 1212, an ',perd I.h ir icefcr pittiatestawwwwwwwww OD OE AND FO Loves 0 0 0 ;eves Ma, 'as!t•11! e uudersi i,ed :ha on hand:'a full supply of al k D ds of stoves , for the of Cook, Parlorand •:; Box tov'es an:� style le f r 6a1or ..cr-. :1 0 S a e . tock of :Hardw•are . Tinware, - amps am gods ..: lass ' slot oils A IL, • . ' alway s on : h•an �l, .. -.Ylusfii, dressing , caries, 'street bags, purses, eta; , can be had, atHr-- Sniith's Notice td Creditors.. Alex Ro•.:s, harness maker,•Hersh �Y -gwf?s- due nodes .'•that• all arties-in= P debted to hiur either 'by. note . _or book'; acceurit must: positively,settlethe same before .;the.:15th. of. December. After that date they will be placed in court' for collection. • r Buys° own, girls own: catterbo; Britishworkman, cottager and'artisani" etc.,' at W. H. Smith's.. LUtKNOW 'MARKETS:: .' (Corrected. every Thursday morning) . Peas.: , . . 58e 'Barley.'. • ..•. , , . , :... • 50 to 5:5 Oats .; •.' ...3c' mice and lived 'With his fatuity in un old faith? Uay.. �••;' ' `` . r• • • $12 Toned log shanty. At this shanty a.' number . f Potatoes e + - . 25o • ' of these wh., had been drafted' to aid in que lint;' Apples'. . , ,-. , 40e a bag Flout.. ., ,, ,• }...: .'Et2.75• per cwt' . '''have' re v - d our .., • r.�o e o r . Mock from ol stem the wi,iilwill,ivaurrectiou, gathered' on the night .l 'reviuus their departure. The '.eiirrow-. ful parting of • these Mwi With their:.wivuc he said, wan still fresh in' hie memory`.- .The women .not knowing whether they would ever see their hudbands again or'nut were i►ll,crying' and even Some of the men e'hcd' tears, 'but. one 'Iriabmeln on taking leave of his wife saki•.' Liddy,'eny dear, whether I come backk• dead. Cr •alive take good care of that pig uf' ours." (Loud laughter) • • A eiwilar literary treat is expected a • week • from ,Friday next, no on that evening, Mr • :Nicholls iutends uelivering, •.an nildreei alit "England." The subject fair next Friday' night's debate le ltueulvrd that Canada de- rives inure benefit froth the railroad duan from the water system fur the adinunt of honey ext. pelted . Special Nbtice. • Parties 'having .. `long overdue v ac - ''.counts' and. hetes rendered therm since l have given up business. and 'whoi have . not'niade a settlement will surely ens tail costs,bye such a course -th onay • Ina ,Eggs.. .. ... 614 44.424186 Onions'. ........ ..:.. 4 t $1'•a bus Bran , a,,'... .. . . ;` 80 .a cwt. Shorts,•. i• ,..•.. .$1 a: Cwt Park, L x•.: •• • •.: 6,50 Hides. . ; . . ,:$4 aper 1.00. Sheep ak'ins . . • 4,"i .. 507 to75c. --An' advertisement ;appears in an Americanpaper reading thusly:: Ants ,wanted for fast selling articles needed in every flintily. ° Ip 'catches thein all: Samples light, clean and can be carried in the vest pocket. Send 20 cents for sampleand' rake in Il that's going. .It wag 'answered by a rest ent neighboring township, who 'received by' return mail a package: containing one lice tooth comb: . 4 • will continu B Ut ►r Come x • e pecting u�wµillet 'them. • • bargains and {��1'NELL•.